street art in la serena

valle de elqui y la serena

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November 14th 2008
About a month ago, me, my room mate micaela, and sara, her friend from michigan went to la serena. We took the last bus at midnight, and got there at about 7 am. We left our bags at the bus stations, and went to explore the city. The streets were literally empty, because no one wakes up tell after 9, or 10, or even later! so it was kind of nice to have a peaceful city all to ourselves, but we coul ... read more

South America » Chile » Coquimbo Region » La Serena

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more